Riverbank ,morning frost

Your tones have created a great sense of depth David, from the foreground twigs and under growth, to the far bank of trees. The opposite bank foliage certainly looks frosted! I think your charcoal drawings are beautiflly done, wish I had the patience and talent.

Superb drawing, with excellent tonal work and detail.

The question which will be uppermost in everybody&#39;s mind is &quot;how does he do it?&quot;. To which the answer is likely to be, take the materials listed - charcoal, graphite, cont&#233; crayon, pastel, coloured pencil - and try it yourself. And the best of British luck - because the missing ingredient there is decades of experience. Someone questioned my assertion on the Forum that drawing was more difficult than painting - this is the sort of thing I had in mind: I could paint the above scene, but I seriously doubt that I could draw it even if I had the vast amount of patience required. <br /><br />It&#39;s an inspiring piece of work, because it DOES make one want to have a go at achieving the same level of competence and artistry: but I hope for my own sake I don&#39;t try.......

Well, you have made me look again at hedgerows and general undergrowth as I walk along our country lanes David and I can see how excellent this is . I can feel that morning frost ! Brrrr!

Fabulous!

thankyou Helen x